At the BBC Worldwide stand he was greeted by the robot,
christened George which walked towards him and bowed.

The lifelike model, with a hidden camera behind one eye, has
just returned from the Antarctic where it was used to gather
footage of real penguins in the wild for the TV series Spy in
the Huddle.

William laughed and said: 'That’s incredible, it’s brilliant.'
Speaking to Mike Gurston, creative director of the BBC’s
Natural History Unit, he said: 'What you produce really gives
people a chance to see these animals.'

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

In
Fall of 2013, KumoTek teamed up with UK based John Downer
Productions and the BBC to launch the world’s first high tech
penguin documentary - Penguins: Waddle All the Way - filmed
with the help of robotic penguins.

The bi-pedal robots were designed and
built by KumoTek staff in Richardson, Texas, and along with
onsite wranglers, the robotic birds were used to infiltrate
the exclusive penguin colonies from an entirely new angle.
The team successfully recorded the emotional and oftentimes
amusing behaviors of the pen-guins in both Peru and the
Falkland Islands.

The show is available on DVD in both
the U.S. and U.K.

Interactive
Dinosaur Experience: Robots with Personality!

We are pleased to announce the successful launch of our next
generation interactive robotic dinosaur exhibit: Red Dirt
Dinos.

These fully interactive robotic dinosaurs are controlled
exclusivley by KumoTek's Human Interaction System and
incorporate all of the capabilities seen in previous
interactive dinosaur shows, plus full body recognition,
blazing fast Intel processors and never before seen behaviors.

Previous versions of KumoTek's Human
Interaction System combined facial recognition software with
our interactive behavior program to animate robotic dinosaurs
that would detect and track guests in real-time. This
technology was first deployed as RoboSUE at The Field
Museum in Chicago in 2010 and welcomed over 500,000 guests during its
first year of operation. RoboSUE was a huge success for
KumoTek as it was featured prominently on the Discovery
Channel and PBS.

Red Dirt Dinos
is a
significant step up in interactivity and technology. Through
advanced sensor technology and recently added behavioral
features, the interactive robotic dinosaurs are now capable of detecting
full bodies, as well as hand, arm and leg gestures, while responding based on the location, size and
respective behaviors of each guest.

Loud noises and movement
around the dinosaur's field of view also play a part in
determining how the creatures react and adds to their
animal-like personalities. The effect is a much more immersive
and seemingly realistic interactive experience.

Experience
the cute and cuddly Tenontosaurus:

...hold a camera in front of her and watch her rear up on two hind legs and
put on a spectacular show.

...hold out your hand and see her respond like horse eating
from your hand.

...gather around closely
with your friends and watch her shy away into the nearby
bushes.

KumoTek is a robotics engineering and
interactive software design company, located in the North Texas technology corridor of Richardson, Texas. We provide cutting edge
interactive robot applications to schools, museums and government agencies around the country.

We employ a handful of talented designers and engineers to
deliver robots with style, function and interactive utility. KumoTek
has continued to set industry standards by delivering truly interactive
and entertaining robotics
technologies.

Our most renowned projects include:

RoboSUE at The Field Museum
in Chicago and Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

The Guardians of Time: an
Interactive Dinsoaur Experience

All episodes of Penguins: Spy
in the Huddle on the BBC.

Red Dirt Dinos within
the Oklahoma Museum Network.

Some of our noteable products include the KT-X, KT-X
Gladiator, and the KT-X PC.